Friday, 31 July 2015

Jeff
Horn is a 27 year old Australian fighter who is currently undefeated, with 10
wins. Australia doesn’t have many prospects appearing but Jeff definitely has a
bright future. He’s currently 27 and he is "5-9" so he will be fighting in this division for a long time. Recently his team, obviously
supported by very wealthy businessman have offered Anthony Mundine a $1.1
million pay day.

Now
it’s great to generate publicity through using the biggest name in Australian
boxing and one of the biggest names in Australian sport. But fighting Mundine
is mission impossible at the moment, however the coin (money) on offer is
significant. Now for that kind of money Jeff Horn could lure some solid and
internationally recognized welterweights to Australian soil.

Now
for the $1.1 million offer that's been put to Mundine, the same money can get you the
following international fighters down under.

-Brandon Rios (Probably close to $800-900K)

-Diego Chaves (Around $300K and a quality opponent)

-Saddam Ali $700K.

-Chris Algieri $1.1m.

-Luis Collazo ($300K)

-Mike Alvarado ($300K) – Won’t get in due to
criminal convictions.

So
instead of calling out a huge Junior Middleweight. By ‘huge’ I mean Anthony
rehydrates close to 170 pounds, so it’s mission impossible and Horn is on a
beating to nothing. Why not
put out a quarter or half of that money and get an opponent that brings
international attention and international television and media coverage?

At
the moment this looks like a publicity stunt, which is very smart. It's drumming up
media attention for Horn, who is a very good boxer. But if the offer is
serious, it makes no sense at all. Anthony won’t take the deal, he’s made
enough money and is only after international recognition. Horn can spend less money and take his career to the next level, with a win over
e.g Brandon Rios.

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

If
you're on the lookout for a fight to watch this weekend, don’t miss Brian Rose vs
Carson Jones 2. This fight could turn into a classic and I will let you know
why.

The
first bout between Rose and Jones ended in a first round TKO win for Jones in
February of this year. Essentially the fight started at a good pace and Rose
hurt Jones with a nice right hook. About a minute later Jones hurt Rose and
instead of taking a count while he recovered, Rose made the huge error of trying
to hold Jones, despite his legs being gone. Jones easily shrugged Rose off and
landed 20 unanswered punches. Now the stoppage was a little early, but it
wasn’t that bad, Rose was seriously hurt.

So
six months on the two are back and the rematch is on. Now Carson Jones is
extremely under rated, yes he has 10 losses, but he’s reminding me a lot of
Glen Johnson in how his career is developing. Jones lost a disputed decision to
Brook, in a fight a lot of people gave the American the win. However Brook
then stopped Jones convincingly in the rematch, but the American shouldn’t be
underestimated. He’s a very big Junior Middleweight, his bout before the
February bout, were fought at 171 pounds.

Rose
is putting everything on the line here and he may well come through the winner.
Theres a lot to admire about a guy who gets stopped in the 1st
round and then he instantly rematches a dangerous opponent. Sure Rose has lost before,
convincingly to Demetrius Andrade but if you look at that fight, Andrade looked
like a pound for pound fighter.

There
is a lot on the line for the winner. A win for Jones could put him in the
sweepstakes for a high paying bout with Anthony Mundine in Australia for late
October. In a few interviews on youtube Jones has mentioned that a bout with
Mundine is a possibility if he wins. That would represent one of the biggest
purses of Jones career. If Rose wins the same fight is also a possibility, but more
importantly his reputation as a potential world title holder will be restored
and he will have ambitions of bigger fights in the United States.

If
you miss this, it’s your loss. Theres a lot on the line come Saturday night in
Hull and while my head think’s Jones will win, I’m not going to write Rose off
as he has truckloads of heart.

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Daniel
Geale has made the move up to Super Middleweight after his recent loss to
Miguel Cotto. Geale struggled making the 157 pound catch weight Cotto enforced.
A bout with Martin Murray at SMW could be looked at in the near future and that
would be a good match up in my opinion. That would be a bout between two Middleweights who have made the
move up in weight, who are both looking for a new test.

Floyd
Mayweather is expected to announce his next opponent Andre Berto as early as
this Thursday.

We
actually broke the news that GGG vs Lemeiux was signed, 8 hours before it was
officially announced. Shhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!

Shawn
Porter is expected to fight Keith Thurman next. That bout is looking likely for
November and that is just about the best fight being made at Welterweight at
the moment.

Angel
Garcia has been very quiet of late. No outbursts ahead of the Malignaggi bout.
Sign of respect between both camps, who have known each other for a long time.

ESPN
3 are streaming Joseph Parker’s bout against Bowie Topou on Saturday night. That’s
how high ESPN are about the potential of Parker.

As
we also mentioned two weeks ago Hopkins is vocally calling out Abraham now.
Advances have been made between both camps.

Former
2 time, 2 weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi and his team are extremely
confident of causing an upset when they face Danny Garcia at the Barclays
center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday night. Paulie is a huge underdog but
he’s receiving a lot of support from fans and boxing experts who think an upset
could be on the cards. Many experts are indicating that Danny Garcia is on the
slide and I agree with this view.

Danny
Garcia looked great against Lucas Mattysshe in late 2013. Since then he is
declining a little, fight by fight and this weekend could see a shocking upset, which would further cement Malignaggi's legacy. In my opinion Herrera beat Garcia by two rounds and
that was followed up by a horrible mismatch with Rod Salka. Still not sure how
that Salka bout got sanctioned, let alone put on Showtime. After that Garcia went life and
death with Lamont Peterson. So despite Garcia being highly talented, he has been in a few
tough fights and he has taken some serious punishment in these fights.

Garcia seems slower with each fight, he loads up on virtually every punch. He has
some of the loopiest punches in the game and Paulie should be able to
capitalize on this, come Saturday night. Paulie needs to fight cautiously early on and not get caught with any huge shots like he got caught with against Porter.
As soon as he gets longer in the fight, his skills and speed should take over
the fight. Paulie is 35 now and he’s still relevant so it’s remarkable he doesn’t
get as much respect as he should from fans and experts of the sport.

I
will go with Malignaggi by a close decision in what some are calling a huge
upset if it happens. I don’t see it as an upset at all, Malignaggi has always
been a great boxer and Garcia relies on power and he’s been looking slow as of
late. I also think Malignaggi has a big advantage with his ring IQ. Does Garcia
know he’s in for a tough fight? Well of course, just look at how quiet Angel
Garcia has been recently. That is a sign of respect. Hopefully we get a
fantastic fight on Saturday night.

1.Are you excited for
Paulie’s upcoming bout with Danny Garcia? Garcia has been looking quite
inconsistent lately. Are you confident Paulie can cause an upset?

PS: "Absolutely,
it's very exciting for us. This is a huge fight. Danny is a big name and has
proven himself to be at the level that he is at, but at the same time Danny is
a one trick pony, he has heavy hands and a good chin, but is one dimensional".

2.Can you
talk me through a normal day in your life? It must be busy, successful
construction boss, head trainer for Malignaggi and host of the famous podcast
‘Brooklyn to the world’.

PS: "I wish I was a construction boss (laughing), I'm a
laborer. My normal day to day routine consists of working construction, once a
week we do the podcast which I enjoy doing because I have a lot of fun doing
it. Eric Brown is the head coach and I'm the assistant trainer. Yes, it can be
very very busy but I wouldn't trade it for the world."

3.The
podcast is turning into a success quickly and your influence on the show is
just as important as Paulie’s. Do you see a long term vision for the podcast?

PS: "I
definitely do, I actually would like to grow this into possibly a radio show
and to continue to do the pod cast as well because the people at CBS are great
and its a lot of fun too".

4.Paulie is
excelling as an analyst also with Showtime boxing and CBS and UK channels, do
you feel he could eventually become the best commentator in the game?

PS: "I feel he
already is. I feel that no one can articulate their opinion the way that he
does. He gives the sport to you in his eyes and no one explains it the way he
does. Everyone who is watching while he is commentating is learning more about
the sport every time."

5.Who would
win a fight out of you and Seth and how would it play out?

PS: (Laughing)"Seth wrestled in school even though he's a lot smaller then I am he's a tough
little guy but if I land a straight left hand it would be goodnight for Seth".

6.Talk us
through exactly how long you and Paulie have known each other? You seem like you
have been best friends for decades?

PS: "I met Paulie when I was 18 in Gleasons gym,
and at that time I thought I was going to be a boxer myself. I didn't really
have my future planned out, I sold cars, always loved boxing and started boxing
at a very young age. In my own mind I was a very good boxer until I sparred
with Paulie . I figured I rather help him achieve his goals instead of wasting
my time trying to become a fighter myself and from there we have been inseparable. I have been his corner man his whole career."

7.There
has been an unusual amount of respect from Danny Garcia and his father in the
lead up to his bout with Malignaggi, has this surprised you?

PS: "Well as of very recently I have seen some trash
talk from Angel and Danny but for the most part it doesn't surprise me. We go
way back with the Garcia family, we watched Danny grow as a professional to
where he is now. "

A bit about you:

-Favorite
beer? Corona

-Favorite
food? Pasta

-Jennifer
Lopez or Ariana Grande? Jennifer Lopez

-How many
coffees per day do you have? I hate coffee I only drink espresso to give me a
boost.

Do you have anything else to say? Shoutouts?
Mention the other fighters you train?

PS: "My other fighter is Junior the Young God
Younan, he is 7-0 with 6 knockouts in the 168 lb division. He is signed with
RocNation, and will be fighting Sept 28. The venue is not solidified yet.
He is very promising and I expect him to be a future world champion. Follow me
at instagram and twitter @Petercards. I would like to thank all of Paulie's
fans especially the UK fans for their loyalty and showing so much support. It
makes me happy to see the enjoyment that they get out of our podcast. I'm
looking forward to making everyone laugh at my expense. I do not plan to loose
weight or get sober so deal with it!"